ROTHSTEIN 45: Jon Rothstein's 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Rankings

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Please note: These rankings will be updated DAILY throughout the 2025-26 college basketball season.

1. Arizona

2. Michigan

3. Duke

4. UConn

5. Iowa State

6. Purdue

7. Michigan State

8. Gonzaga

9. Houston

10. BYU

11. North Carolina

12. Vanderbilt

13. Nebraska

14. Arkansas

15. Louisville

16. Alabama

17. Illinois

18. Florida

19. Kansas

20. Auburn

21. Texas Tech

22. St. John’s

23. Tennessee

24. Virginia

25. USC

26. UCLA

27. Georgia

28. Iowa

29. Oklahoma State

30. TCU

31. Kentucky

32. Wisconsin

33. Arizona State

34. Baylor

35. Miami

36. Clemson

37. Ohio State

38. Seton Hall

39. Washington

40. Saint Mary’s

41. LSU

42. SMU

43. Indiana

44. UCF

45. Notre Dame

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Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016. He joined FanDuel in 2022 as a Content Creator. Rothstein is also the host of the College Hoops Today Podcast via Compass Media Networks.